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Federal Court of Australia
District Registry: New South Wales
Division: General No: NSD2410/2018
ROADSHOW FILMS PTY LIMITED and others named in the schedule
Applicant
TELSTRA CORPORATION LIMITED ABN 33 051 775 556 and others named in the
schedule
Respondent
ORDER
JUDGE: JUSTICE NICHOLAS
DATE OF ORDER: 12 June 2019
WHERE MADE: Sydney
THE COURT NOTES THAT:
In these orders, the following terms have the following meanings:
(a) Domain Name means a name formed by the rules and procedures of the Domain
Name System (DNS) and includes subdomains.
(b) DNS Blocking means a system by which any user of a Respondent's service who
attempts to use a DNS resolver that is operated by or on behalf of that Respondent to
access a Target Online Location is prevented from receiving a DNS response other than
a redirection as referred to in Order 5.
(c) IP Address means an Internet Protocol address.
(d) Optus means the fourth to thirteenth Respondents.
(e) Target Online Locations means the online locations as referred to in Schedule A and
that are or were accessible:
(i) at the URLs listed in Schedule A to this Order (together, the Target URLs);
(ii) at the IP Addresses listed in Schedule A to this Order (together, the Target IP
Addresses); and
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(iii) at the Domain Names listed in Schedule A to this Order (together, the Target
Domain Names).
(f) Telstra means the first to third Respondents.
(g) TPG means the thirty-second to the forty-ninth Respondents.
(h) URL means a Uniform Resource Locator.
(i) Vocus means the fourteenth to thirty-first Respondents.
(j) Vodafone means the fiftieth and fifty-second Respondents.
THE COURT ORDERS THAT:
1. The requirement under s 115A(4) of the Copyright Act 1968 (Cth) that the Applicants
give notice of their application to the persons who operate the Target Online
Locations be dispensed with in so far as any such notice has not already been given.
2. Leave be granted to the Ninth Applicant to proceed with this application without
joining the copyright owner of the Applicants’ Cinematograph Films of which it is the
exclusive licensee.
3. Each Respondent must, within 15 business days of service of these Orders, take
reasonable steps to disable access to the Target Online Locations.
4. Order 3 is taken to have been complied with by a Respondent if that Respondent
implements any one or more of the following steps:
(a) DNS Blocking in respect of the Target Domain Names;
(b) IP Address blocking or re-routing in respect of the Target IP Addresses;
(c) URL blocking in respect of the Target URLs and the Target Domain Names;
or
(d) any alternative technical means for disabling access to the Target Online
Locations as agreed in writing between the Applicants and a Respondent.
5. If a Respondent in complying with Order 4 does not implement one of the steps
referred to in Order 4, that Respondent must, within 15 business days of service of
these Orders, notify the Applicants of the step or steps it has implemented.
6. Each Respondent must redirect any communication by a user of its service seeking
access to the Target Online Locations which have been disabled pursuant to Order 3
to a webpage established, maintained and hosted by either:
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(a) the Applicants, or their nominee, pursuant to Order 7; or
(b) that Respondent or its nominee.
The Applicants’ obligations pursuant to Orders 7 and 8 only arise if a Respondent
notifies the Applicants that the Respondent will redirect a communication pursuant to
Order 6(a) and for so long as at least one Respondent redirects communications to that
webpage.
7. The Applicants, or their nominee, must establish, maintain and host a webpage which
informs users of a Respondent’s service who have been redirected to the webpage
pursuant to Order 6 that access to the website has been disabled because this
Court has determined that it infringes or facilitates the infringement of copyright.
8. Within 5 business days of these Orders, the Applicants will notify each of the
Respondents in writing of the URL of the webpage established, maintained and
hosted under Order 6 and, if the webpage ceases to operate for any reason, will notify
each of the Respondents in writing of a different URL that complies with Order 7.
9. If, in complying with Order 6, a Respondent redirects any communication by a user of
its service to a webpage established, maintained and hosted by it, that Respondent or
its nominee must ensure that the webpage informs the user of that Respondent's
service that access to that the website has been disabled because this Court has
determined that it infringes or facilitates the infringement of copyright.
10. In the event that any of the Applicants has a good faith belief that:
(a) any Target URL, Target IP Address or Target Domain Name which is subject
to these Orders has permanently ceased to enable or facilitate access to any
Target Online Location; or
(b) any Target URL, Target IP Address or Target Domain Name has permanently
ceased to have the primary purpose of infringing or facilitating the
infringement of copyright,
a representative of the Applicants must, within 15 business days of any of the
Applicants forming such a good faith belief, notify each Respondent of that fact in
writing, in which case the Respondents shall no longer be required to take steps
pursuant to Order 3 to disable access to the relevant Target URL, Target IP Address
or Target Domain Name that is the subject of the notice.
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11. A Respondent will not be in breach of Order 3 if it temporarily declines or
temporarily ceases to take the steps ordered in Order 3 (either in whole or in part)
upon forming the view, on reasonable grounds, that suspension is necessary to:
(a) maintain the integrity of its network or systems or functioning of its blocking
system;
(b) upgrade, troubleshoot or maintain its blocking system;
(c) avert or respond to an imminent security threat to its networks or systems; or
(d) ensure the reliable operation of its ability to block access to online locations
associated with criminal content if it reasonably considers that such operation
is likely to be impaired, or otherwise to comply with its statutory obligations
including under section 313(3) of the Telecommunications Act 1997 (Cth),
provided that:
(e) unless precluded by law, it notifies the Applicants or their legal
representative(s) of such suspension, including the reasons and the expected
duration of such suspension, by 5.00 pm on the next business day; and
(f) such suspension lasts no longer than is reasonably necessary and, in any case,
no longer than 3 business days or such period as the Applicants may agree in
writing or the Court may allow.
12. The owner or operator of any of the Target Online Locations and the owner or
operator of any website who claims to be affected by these Orders may apply on 3
days' written notice, including notice to all parties, to vary or discharge these Orders,
with any such application to:
(a) set out the orders sought by the owner or operator of the Target Online
Locations or affected website; and
(b) be supported by evidence as to:
(i) the status of the owner or operator of the Target Online Locations or
affected website; and
(ii) the basis upon which the variation or discharge is sought.
13. The parties have liberty to apply on 3 days' written notice, including, without
limitation, for the purpose of any application:
(a) for further orders to give effect to the terms of these Orders;
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(b) for further orders in the event of any material change of circumstances
including, without limitation, in respect of the consequences for the parties
and effectiveness of the technical methods under Order 3; and/or
(c) for orders relating to other means of accessing the Target Online Locations not
already covered by these Orders.
14. If a website the subject of any of the Target Online Locations is at any time during the
operation of these Orders provided from a different Domain Name, IP Address or
URL:
(a) the Applicants may file and serve:
(i) an affidavit which:
(A) identifies the different Domain Name, IP Address or URL;
(B) states that, in the good faith belief of the deponent, the website
operated from the different Domain Name, IP Address or URL
is a new location outside Australia for the Target Online
Locations the subject of these Orders and brief reasons
therefor; and
(ii) proposed short minutes of order to the effect that:
(A) the definition of Target Online Locations in these Orders is
amended to include the different Domain Name, IP Address or
URL; and
(B) the time period in Order 3 of these Orders starts to run in
relation to the different Domain Name, IP Address or URL
upon service of the orders in accordance with Order 18(d)
below.
15. These Orders are to operate for a period of 3 years from the date of these Orders.
16. Six months prior to the expiry of these Orders:
(a) the Applicants may file and serve:
(i) an affidavit which states that, in the good faith belief of the deponent,
the Target Online Location continues to have the primary purpose of
infringing or facilitating the infringement of copyright; and
(ii) short minutes of order extending the operation of these Orders for a
further 3-year period; and
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(b) the process contained in Order 18 shall apply.
17. The affidavit referred to in Orders 14 and 16 is to be given by a deponent duly
authorised to give evidence on behalf of the Applicants and may be given by their
solicitor.
18. If an affidavit and short minutes of order are filed and served in accordance with
Orders 14 or 16:
(a) within 7 business days, the Respondents must notify the Applicants and the
Court if they object to the Orders being made in accordance with the short
minutes of order served by the Applicants;
(b) if any Respondents give notice of any objection, or the Court otherwise thinks
fit, the proceeding will be relisted for further directions;
(c) if no Respondent gives notice of any objection and the Court does not
otherwise require the proceeding to be relisted, then the Court may make
orders in terms of the short minutes of order served by the Applicants without
any further hearing; and
(d) the Applicants must serve on the Respondents any such orders made.
19. The Applicants pay Telstra’s, Optus’, Vocus’, TPG’s and Vodafone’s compliance
costs calculated at the rate of $50 per Domain Name the subject of DNS Blocking
undertaken for the purposes of complying with Order 3.
20. There be no order as to costs.
Date that entry is stamped: 12 June 2019
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Prepared in the New South Wales District Registry, Federal Court of Australia
Level 17, Law Courts Building, Queens Square, Telephone 02 9230 8567
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Prepared in the New South Wales District Registry, Federal Court of Australia
Level 17, Law Courts Building, Queens Square, Telephone 02 9230 8567
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Prepared in the New South Wales District Registry, Federal Court of Australia
Level 17, Law Courts Building, Queens Square, Telephone 02 9230 8567
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Prepared in the New South Wales District Registry, Federal Court of Australia
Level 17, Law Courts Building, Queens Square, Telephone 02 9230 8567
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Prepared in the New South Wales District Registry, Federal Court of Australia
Level 17, Law Courts Building, Queens Square, Telephone 02 9230 8567
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Prepared in the New South Wales District Registry, Federal Court of Australia
Level 17, Law Courts Building, Queens Square, Telephone 02 9230 8567
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Prepared in the New South Wales District Registry, Federal Court of Australia
Level 17, Law Courts Building, Queens Square, Telephone 02 9230 8567
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Prepared in the New South Wales District Registry, Federal Court of Australia
Level 17, Law Courts Building, Queens Square, Telephone 02 9230 8567
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Prepared in the New South Wales District Registry, Federal Court of Australia
Level 17, Law Courts Building, Queens Square, Telephone 02 9230 8567
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Prepared in the New South Wales District Registry, Federal Court of Australia
Level 17, Law Courts Building, Queens Square, Telephone 02 9230 8567
Schedule
No: NSD2410/2018
Federal Court of Australia
District Registry: New South Wales
Division: General
Second Applicant VILLAGE ROADSHOW FILMS (BVI) LTD
Third Applicant DISNEY ENTERPRISES, INC.
Fourth Applicant TWENTIETH CENTURY FOX FILM CORPORATION
Fifth Applicant PARAMOUNT PICTURES CORPORATION
Sixth Applicant COLUMBIA PICTURES INDUSTRIES, INC.
Seventh Applicant UNIVERSAL CITY STUDIOS LLC.
Eighth Applicant WARNER BROS. ENTERTAINMENT INC.
Ninth Applicant MADMAN ANIME GROUP PTY LTD
Tenth Applicant: TOKYO BROADCASTING SYSTEM TELEVISION INC
Second Respondent PACNET INTERNET (A) PTY LTD (ACN 085 213 690)
Third Respondent PACNET SERVICES (A) PTY. LTD. (ACN 056 783 852)
Fourth Respondent OPTUS MOBILE PTY LIMITED (ACN 054 365 696)
Fifth Respondent OPTUS NETWORKS PTY LIMITED (ACN 008 570 330)
Sixth Respondent OPTUS ADSL PTY LIMITED (ACN 138 676 356)
Seventh Respondent OPTUS SATELLITE PTY LIMITED (ACN 091 790 313)
Eighth Respondent UECOMM OPERATIONS PTY LIMITED (ACN 093 504 100)
Ninth Respondent VIVIDWIRELESS PTY LIMITED (ACN 137 696 461)
Tenth Respondent OPTUS INTERNET PTY LIMITED (ACN 083 164 532)
Eleventh Respondent VIRGIN MOBILE (AUSTRALIA) PTY LIMITED (ACN 092 726
442)
Twelfth Respondent ALPHAWEST SERVICES PTY LIMITED (ACN 009 196 347)
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Prepared in the New South Wales District Registry, Federal Court of Australia
Level 17, Law Courts Building, Queens Square, Telephone 02 9230 8567
Thirteenth Respondent OPTUS WHOLESALE PTY LIMITED (ACN 092 227 551)
Fourteenth Respondent M2 WHOLESALE PTY LTD (ABN 99 119 220 843)
Fifteenth Respondent M2 WHOLESALE SERVICES PTY LTD (ACN 119 220 843)
Sixteenth Respondent M2 COMMANDER PTY LTD (ACN 136 950 082)
Seventeenth
Respondent
PRIMUS NETWORK (AUSTRALIA) PTY LTD (ACN 109 142
216)
Eighteenth Respondent PRIMUS TELECOMMUNICATIONS PTY LTD (ACN 071 191
396)
Nineteenth Respondent PRIMUS TELECOMMUNICATIONS (AUSTRALIA) PTY LTD
(ACN 061 754 943)
Twentieth Respondent DODO SERVICES PTY LTD (ACN 158 289 331)
Twenty First
Respondent
ENGIN PTY LTD (ACN 080 250 371)
Twenty Second
Respondent
EFTEL CORPORATE PTY LTD (154 634 054)
Twenty Third
Respondent
EFTEL RETAIL PTY LTD (ACN 092 667 126)
Twenty Fourth
Respondent
EFTEL WHOLESALE PTY LTD (ACN 123 409 058)
Twenty Fifth
Respondent
CLUBTELCO PTY LTD (ACN 144 488 620)
Twenty Sixth
Respondent
WHOLESALE COMMUNICATIONS GROUP PTY LTD (ACN
109 626 011)
Twenty Seventh
Respondent
2TALK PTY LTD (ACN 161 656 499)
Twenty Eighth
Respondent
VOCUS PTY LTD (ACN 127 842 853)
Twenty Ninth
Respondent
AMCOM IP TEL PTY LTD (ACN 065 092 962)
Thirtieth Respondent AMNET BROADBAND PTY LTD (ACN 092 472 350)
Thirty First
Respondent
NEXTGEN NETWORKS PTY LTD (ACN 094 147 403)
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Level 17, Law Courts Building, Queens Square, Telephone 02 9230 8567
Thirty Second
Respondent
TPG INTERNET PTY LTD (ACN 068 383 737)
Thirty Third
Respondent
TPG NETWORK PTY LTD (ACN 003 064 328)
Thirty Fourth
Respondent
FTTB WHOLESALE PTY LTD (ACN 087 533 328)
Thirty Fifth
Respondent
CHARIOT PTY LTD (ACN 088 377 860)
Thirty Sixth
Respondent
SOUL PATTINSON TELECOMMUNICATIONS PTY LIMITED
(ACN 001 726 192)
Thirty Seventh
Respondent
SPT TELECOMMUNICATIONS PTY LIMITED (ACN 099 173
770)
Thirty Eighth
Respondent
SPTCOM PTY LIMITED (ACN 111 578 897)
Thirty Ninth
Respondent
SOUL COMMUNICATIONS PTY LTD (ACN 085 089 970)
Fortieth Respondent PIPE NETWORKS PTY LIMITED (ACN 099 104 122)
Forty First Respondent INTRAPOWER TERRESTRIAL PTY LTD (ACN 081 193 259)
Forty Second
Respondent
IINET LIMITED (ACN 068 628 937)
Forty Third
Respondent
INTERNODE PTY LTD (ABN 82 052 008 581)
Forty Fourth
Respondent
TRANSACT CAPITAL COMMUNICATIONS PTY LTD (ACN
093 966 888)
Forty Fifth Respondent TRANSACT VICTORIA COMMUNICATIONS PTY LTD (ACN
063 024 475)
Forty Sixth Respondent WESTNET PTY LTD (ACN 086 416 908)
Forty Seventh
Respondent
ADAM INTERNET PTY LTD (ACN 055 495 853)
Forty Eighth
Respondent
AAPT LIMITED (ACN 052 082 416)
Forty Ninth REQUEST BROADBAND PTY LTD (ACN 091 530 586)
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Respondent
Fiftieth Respondent VODAFONE HUTCHISON AUSTRALIA PTY LIMITED (ACN
096 304 620)
Fifty Second
Respondent
VODAFONE PTY LIMITED (ACN 062 954 554)